David Willcocks

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David Willcocks was a renowned British choral conductor, organist, and composer, celebrated especially for his influential work with English cathedral and collegiate choirs and his widely used Christmas carol arrangements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral conductor
composer
human
music educator
organist
associatedWith Choir of King's College, Cambridge
English cathedral music
Royal College of Music
awardReceived Knight Bachelor
coAuthor John Rutter
Reginald Jacques
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1919-12-30
dateOfDeath 2015-09-17
educatedAt Clifton College
King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
employer King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Royal College of Music
familyName Willcocks
fieldOfWork Christmas carols
choral music
church music
fullName Sir David Valentine Willcocks
genre choral music
sacred music
givenName David
hasNotableRole director of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced English cathedral choir tradition
performance practice of Christmas carols
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryService British Army
notableFor arrangements of Christmas carols
work with English cathedral and collegiate choirs
notableStudent John Rutter
notableWork Carols for Choirs (series)
occupation choral conductor
composer
music director
organist
placeOfBirth Newquay, Cornwall, England
placeOfDeath Cambridge, England
positionHeld director of the Royal College of Music
organist and director of music at King's College, Cambridge
organist of Salisbury Cathedral
organist of Worcester Cathedral

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